Preparing a history of Exxon Mobil Corporation stock dividends requires finding the dates dividends were declared, the amount of each dividend payment and the date the dividend was paid. This information is available from a wide variety of sources, including the Exxon website and the Nasdaq website.

Through the years, Exxon Mobil has consistently paid dividends on its common stock shares, according to the company website. Over the past three decades, Exxon's dividend payments to shareholders have grown at an average annual rate of 6.4 percent, the company states.

While Exxon's dividends shrank to $1.55 a share for all of 2008, they have steadily rebounded, increasing every year since, according to Exxon's website. In 2014, the company paid quarterly dividends totaling $2.70 per share. For the first two quarters of 2015, the dividends totaled $1.42.

Dividend investors have traditionally sought out ExxonMobil stocks, with such factors as financial strength, dividend growth and a share buyback program making it a good investment, according to Seeking Alpha. However, some experts suggest caution, citing several negative factors, including the contention that Exxon Mobil has traded at a premium to its peers, making it less attractive to value-oriented investors. The result is lower quarterly payouts than those of Exxon's peers, suggests Seeking Alpha.